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- DialogueCreated: 2009-11-01 @ 22:27:30 EST
What is dialogue? Learn about: Movie dialogue and dialog from a play. Conversations between the characters. … - Deus Ex MachinaCreated: 2009-11-01 @ 22:17:59 EST
"deus ex machina - god from the machine" - theater term signifying a convenient resolution in a play. … - DenouementCreated: 2009-11-01 @ 22:12:34 EST
Denouement - the resolution of a play… - DeliverCreated: 2009-11-01 @ 22:08:01 EST
Delivery - Theater terminology. "Deliver your lines." … - DarkCreated: 2009-11-01 @ 22:04:54 EST Updated: 2009-11-01 @ 22:05:27 EST
Dark - Theater terms and definitions. What does it mean when a theater is "dark on Mondays"?… - Ghosts - Plot Summary and Study Guide - Act Three of Henrik Ibsen's …Created: 2009-10-27 @ 15:21:16 EDT
The climax and resolution of Henrik Ibsen's drama, "Ghosts." This study guide for "Ghosts" summarizes the final act of this controversial play of the late 19th century… - Ghosts - Plot Summary - Act Two of "Ghosts" Study GuideCreated: 2009-10-17 @ 23:30:46 EDT
Plot summary of "Ghosts" by Henrik Ibsen. Study guide and character analysis of Henrik Ibsen's "Ghosts," a family drama about secrets and lies… - The Other Phantom Musical -- Kopit and Yeston's "Phantom"Created: 2009-10-06 @ 01:37:30 EDT Updated: 2009-10-06 @ 01:52:07 EDT
Although Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Phantom of the Opera" is the most well-known musical adaptation of Gaston Leroux's horror-romance, other writers and composers have created their own versi… - Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen -- Plot Summary of "Ghosts" Act OneCreated: 2009-10-01 @ 10:59:23 EDT Updated: 2009-10-01 @ 11:51:21 EDT
Study guide and plot summary of Henrik Ibsen's "Ghosts," a tense drama about a mother, her son, her priest, and her conscience. … - Oedipus Rex - Plot Summary of Oedipus the KingCreated: 2009-09-27 @ 04:20:14 EDT
A quick, humorous plot summary of Oedipus the King ( or Oedipus Rex) by the best playwright of anceint Greece, Sophocles. … - Veronica from "Curse of the Pharaoh's Kiss" - Comedic Female Monolog…Created: 2009-09-27 @ 03:32:13 EDT
"Curse of the Pharaoh's Kiss" is a full-length comedy set in 1930s Egypt. It is a comic homage to the Mummy movies and adventures serials of Hollywood's golden age. In this funny monolo… - Improv Game: Sit, Stand, LeanCreated: 2009-09-11 @ 14:22:01 EDT Updated: 2009-09-11 @ 14:28:03 EDT
A very phsyical and very funny improv game involving three performers… - Beatrix's Act Two Monologue - Comedic Female MonologueCreated: 2009-09-07 @ 23:20:33 EDT Updated: 2009-09-08 @ 14:45:52 EDT
In this comedic female monologue, Beatrix confronts Dante, an arrogant drama-geek. During her funny monologue she convinces him to take the cheerleader to the Prom. This monologue is from "P… - Curtain Call Dos and Don'ts - Guide to Effective Curtain CallsCreated: 2009-09-06 @ 14:53:23 EDT
How to create a curtain call. Curtain call: dos and don'ts. … - Curtain CallCreated: 2009-09-05 @ 10:50:14 EDT Updated: 2009-09-05 @ 10:51:30 EDT
Curtain Call - theater terms and drama glossary… - Costume DesignerCreated: 2009-09-05 @ 10:31:37 EDT
What does a costume designer do? Duties of a costume designer… - Commedia dell'ArteCreated: 2009-09-04 @ 11:26:28 EDT
What is Commedia dell'Arte? A description of early Italian comedies… - ComedyCreated: 2009-09-03 @ 20:49:23 EDT
Comedy - satire, parody, slapstick, humor… - ClimaxCreated: 2009-09-03 @ 20:34:41 EDT
Climax - the point of highest tension… - ChoreographyCreated: 2009-09-03 @ 20:24:14 EDT
Choreography - the art of dance… - Chew the SceneryCreated: 2009-09-03 @ 20:07:27 EDT Updated: 2009-09-03 @ 20:08:13 EDT
Chew the Scenery - an old theater saying about one's limited acting ability… - CatharsisCreated: 2009-09-03 @ 19:56:22 EDT Updated: 2009-09-03 @ 19:57:45 EDT
Catharsis - Drama term from Greek theater… - Casting DirectorCreated: 2009-09-03 @ 19:48:39 EDT
What is a casting director? The duties of a casting director… - CameoCreated: 2009-09-03 @ 19:38:17 EDT
Cameo - In acting, making a "cameo appearance."… - Call TimeCreated: 2009-09-01 @ 03:34:29 EDT
Call Time - stage manager terminology… - Call BackCreated: 2009-09-01 @ 03:32:18 EDT
Call back - the audition process… - CabaretCreated: 2009-09-01 @ 03:28:55 EDT
Cabaret theater… - Break CharacterCreated: 2009-08-24 @ 16:32:13 EDT
What happens when you break character? … - BreakawayCreated: 2009-08-24 @ 16:30:29 EDT
What is a breakaway prop?… - BoothCreated: 2009-08-24 @ 16:28:43 EDT
Booth - the theater home of the lighting and sound equipiment… - Blocking - To Block a SceneCreated: 2009-08-24 @ 16:26:31 EDT
Blocking - stage directions: an actor's movement on stage… - Blind SeatCreated: 2009-08-24 @ 16:21:53 EDT
Blind Seat - the Worst seat ever!… - Black OutCreated: 2009-08-24 @ 16:19:09 EDT
Black out - Stage directions … - Black Box TheaterCreated: 2009-08-24 @ 16:02:37 EDT
What is a black box theater?… - Bit PartCreated: 2009-08-24 @ 16:00:32 EDT
Bit Part - a theater term for a small role in a play… - Between EngagementsCreated: 2009-08-24 @ 15:58:08 EDT
What actors say when they are not in a show… - Bedroom FarceCreated: 2009-08-22 @ 03:53:44 EDT
Bedroom Farce - comedy genre… - BallyhooCreated: 2009-08-22 @ 03:50:02 EDT
Ballyhoo - figure eight motion of a spotlight… - Baffle - Technical Theater TermCreated: 2009-08-22 @ 03:47:55 EDT
Baffle - Technical Theater Terms… - BackstageCreated: 2009-08-22 @ 03:45:19 EDT
What is backstage? Where is backstage?… - Backlight or BacklightingCreated: 2009-08-22 @ 03:43:03 EDT
Backlight is lighting that is placed upstage… - BackdropCreated: 2009-08-22 @ 03:40:39 EDT
What is a backdrop? Theater glossary / stage terms… - Avant GardeCreated: 2009-08-12 @ 19:23:54 EDT
Avante Garde Theater - Glossary Definition… - Audition - Also Known As the "Try Out"Created: 2009-08-12 @ 19:21:19 EDT
Audition - Also Known As the "Try Out"… - AsideCreated: 2009-08-12 @ 19:18:16 EDT
Aside - stage direction for the actors to convey a line that is not heard by the other actors… - Arras - Stage Curtains, Drops and TapestriesCreated: 2009-08-12 @ 19:16:36 EDT
Arras - Stage Curtains, Drops and Tapestries… - ApronCreated: 2009-08-12 @ 19:15:12 EDT
Apron - Stage Terminology… - Antagonist - Opposing the Main CharacterCreated: 2009-08-12 @ 19:13:36 EDT
Antagonist - Opposing the Main Character… - Ad Lib - Impromptu LinesCreated: 2009-08-12 @ 19:11:53 EDT
What is an Ad Lib? Ad libs often come in handy when an actor forgets his lines. … - Act Warning - Stage Manager AnnouncementCreated: 2009-08-12 @ 18:58:55 EDT
Act Warning - Stage Manager Announcement… - Actor ProofCreated: 2009-08-12 @ 18:57:25 EDT
A term that describes a play/script so good that it could be successful even if the actors are horrible… - Actor - What is an Actor?Created: 2009-08-12 @ 18:55:09 EDT
Definition of an actor / actress… - Action - Also Known As "Dramatic Action"Created: 2009-08-12 @ 18:52:15 EDT
Theater glossary term: "action" AKA "Dramatic Action."… - Act Drop - Victorian Theater Set DressingCreated: 2009-08-12 @ 18:47:09 EDT Updated: 2009-08-12 @ 18:49:26 EDT
Act Drop - a rarely used set decoration that was often found during the Victorian age of theater… - Acoustics - Sound in the Theater AuditoriumCreated: 2009-08-12 @ 18:44:47 EDT Updated: 2009-08-12 @ 18:50:00 EDT
Acoustics - Sound in the Theater Auditorium… - Accent LightCreated: 2009-08-12 @ 18:35:25 EDT Updated: 2009-08-12 @ 18:53:31 EDT
Lighting design term… - Improv - Hogwarts Style - Harry Potter Theater GamesCreated: 2009-08-09 @ 05:41:04 EDT Updated: 2009-08-09 @ 05:44:39 EDT
Improv - Hogwarts Style - Harry Potter Theater Games and Sketch Comedy. Perfect for anyone who wants to spoof Harry Potter and other fantasy adventure characters… - William Gibson - Author of "The Miracle Worker" and "Two for the See…Created: 2009-07-31 @ 12:38:00 EDT
William Gibson created the biographical drama "The Miracle Worker," a play that went on two earn its leading actresses multiple Oscars. Although best known for "The Miracle Worker,&… - 12 Angry Pigs - Original Ten Minute Play - Spoof of Twelve Angry MenCreated: 2009-07-26 @ 01:58:39 EDT
Free one act play, free for students and drama clubs to use. This comedic parody of "Twelve Angry Men" is about a jury of pigs who must decide on the guilt or innocence of the so-called … - Female Characters in "The Importance of Being Earnest" - Gwendolen a…Created: 2009-07-26 @ 01:57:42 EDT
Oscar Wilde's romantic comedy features two female characters: Gwendolen and Cecily from "The Importance of Being Earnest". The leading ladies are two of the most hilarious and beloved ro… - Alan Ayckbourn - Author of "The Norman Conquests"Created: 2009-07-15 @ 19:46:10 EDT
A brief look at one of England's greatest living playwrights, Alan Ayckbourn: author of "The Norman Conquests" and other dark comedies. … - Comedic Female Monologue - Funny Monologue from "CSI Neverland"Updated: 2009-09-13 @ 21:01:42 EDT
This original comedic female monologue from the play "CSI Neverland" may be used by students, actors, directors for educational or professional purposes. … - Comedic Female Monologue - Funny Monologue from "Tomorrow's Wish"Updated: 2009-09-13 @ 21:01:41 EDT
This original comedic female monologue may be used by students, actors, directors for educational or professional purposes. … - Summary of The Glass Menagerie - The Glass Menagerie Characters and …Updated: 2009-09-13 @ 21:01:37 EDT
An insightful summary of the plot and characters of Tennessee Williams' play "The Glass Menagerie" -- Learn about the social context, themes, and major events within this quietly intense … - A Doll's House Plot Summary - Synopsis of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's Ho…Updated: 2009-09-13 @ 21:01:34 EDT
A Doll's House, by Henrik Ibsen, is a three act play about a seemingly typical housewife who becomes disillusioned and dissatisfied with her condescending husband… - Comedic Female Monologues -- Short Comedy Monologues for Actresses…Updated: 2009-09-08 @ 14:43:49 EDT
Each of these comedic female monologues may be used by students, actors, and directors for educational and theatrical purposes… - Study Guide for Death of a Salesman - Plot Summary of Death of a Sal…Updated: 2009-09-08 @ 14:36:48 EDT
"Death of a Salesman" study guide. What happens in Death of a Salesman? Explore the themes and characters of "Death of a Salesman." Plot Summary of Arthur Miller's "Death … - The Importance of Being Earnest - Study Guide and Plot Summary - Os…Updated: 2009-09-08 @ 14:29:34 EDT
Act one of "The Importance of Being Earnest" plot summary and study guide to Oscar Wilde's most famous play, a classic romantic comedy… - Twelve Angry Men - Characters of "12 Angry Men"Updated: 2009-09-08 @ 13:26:06 EDT
Character analysis of the jurors from the play "Twelve Angry Men." An annotated list of the personalities and opinions of the jury. …